Dinnerladies(TV show/series, 1998-2000)

Name: Dinnerladies
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998
Rating: 3.7

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 16 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

Dinnerladies (stylised as dinnerladies) is a British television sitcom created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood. Two series were broadcast on BBC One from 1998 to 2000, with sixteen episodes in total. The programme is repeated on Gold, and Drama. The complete series was released on DVD in November 2004. The series is set almost entirely in the canteen of HWD Components, a fictional factory in Manchester, featuring the caterers and regular customers as the main characters. It depicts the lives and social and romantic interactions of the staff, and is centred around the main character of Brenda Furlong, played by Wood. ()

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Trailer for Dinnerladies + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 2 - Part 3(Clip, 8:35)

Dinnerladies Seasons and Episodes

11/25/1999Season 2 - 10 episodes

#1 | 11/25/1999Catering

Friday 9th April 1999: The canteen is being painted over the weekend. But when the decorators arrive early, Bren has to cope with all manner of inconvenience.

#2 | 12/02/1999Trouble

Monday 21st June 1999: A bad atmosphere hangs over the canteen as Jean is in a foul mood following her husband Keith's decision to leave her for a Welsh dental hygienist.

#3 | 12/09/1999Holidays

Thursday 5th August 1999: Bren is excited by the prospect of going to Marbella with Tony. Meanwhile, Stan and Petula have less reason to be joyful.

#4 | 12/16/1999Fog

Monday 1st November 1999: Tony's holiday photo, the visiting blood donor unit and an escaped prisoner are all contributing factors to Bren's bad day.

#5 | 12/23/1999Gamble

Tuesday 21st December 1999: It's nearly Christmas and all Bren's festivities are currently amounting to are three Carry On films and some spaghetti hoops. Meanwhile, the other ladies indulge in a bit of a flutter, and Stan has a bone to pick with Philippa.

#6 | 12/24/1999Christmas

Thursday 23rd December 1999: Bren's past has caught up with her and it looks as though she and Tony are off the menu as far as romance is concerned, causing her to contemplate handing her notice in.

#7 | 12/30/1999Minnellium

Friday 31st December 1999: Philippa is getting in a flap over the factory's millennium dinner and transporting all the staff and equipment to the venue on time. But the discovery of something on the fire escape diverts everyone's attention.

#8 | 01/13/2000Christine

Monday 10th January 2000: Anita's replacement, the terminally flatulent Christine, proves a hit with Dolly but falls foul of the other ladies.

#9 | 01/20/2000Gravy

Monday 7th February 2000: The new self-clear system does not find favour with Bren, Petula delivers some shocking news, and Tony is making plans.

#10 | 01/27/2000Toast

Tuesday 29th February 2000: Tony and Bren's future is riding on her success on Totally Trivial. Yet while she prepares for her big moment, Stan and the girls receive bad news regarding the canteen.

11/12/1998Season 1 - 6 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Manchester

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 11/12/1998

Last episode released on: 01/27/2000

Cast: Julie Walters, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati, Celia Imrie, Maxine Peake, Duncan Preston, Anne Reid

Creator: Victoria Wood

Director: Geoff Posner

Screenwriter: Victoria Wood

Keywords: handyman, manager, mother, workplace comedy, northern england, workplace, working class, canteen, staff, sitcom

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